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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 20, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 20, 1968 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 20, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 20, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Ellsworth |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Denny McLain |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 30,977 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Al Salerno 2B: Emmett Ashford 3B: Bill Valentine |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Joe Lahoud | Right Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Ken Harrelson | First Baseman |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Shortstop |
| George Scott | Third Baseman |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Dick Ellsworth | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Jim Price | Catcher |
| Ray Oyler | Shortstop |
| Denny McLain | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 20, 1968
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. McLain
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe misplays the ball. That's an error on McAuliffe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lahoud vs. McLain
Lahoud hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. McLain
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. McLain
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Ellsworth
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Ellsworth
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Ellsworth
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McLain
Smith hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. McLain
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. McLain
Scott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Ellsworth
Freehan hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Ellsworth
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Ellsworth
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. McLain
Howard hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellsworth vs. McLain
Ellsworth is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. McLain
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freehan scoops it up and throws to first, with McLain covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Ellsworth
Price hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Ellsworth
Oyler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLain vs. Ellsworth
McLain bunts towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out. Oyler moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Ellsworth
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Yastrzemski. Oyler scores. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Ellsworth
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Northrup vs. Ellsworth
Northrup strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. McLain
Lahoud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. McLain
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. McLain
Harrelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. McLain
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Ellsworth
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Ellsworth
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Waslewski
Gary Waslewski now pitching.
Wert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Price vs. Waslewski
Price hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. McLain
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. McLain
Scott hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. McLain
Howard hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Waslewski
Oyler is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Waslewski
McLain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Waslewski
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrelson juggles the ball. That's an error on Harrelson. McLain moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Waslewski
Stanley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Waslewski
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Waslewski
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waslewski vs. McLain
Waslewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. McLain
Andrews is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lahoud vs. McLain
Lahoud is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. McLain
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Waslewski
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Waslewski
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Waslewski
Price hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. McLain
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McLain
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. McLain
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. McLain
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Petrocelli moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. McLain
Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Petrocelli scores. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. McLain
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Gary Waslewski.
Jones strikes out. Price drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jones out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Oyler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLain vs. Lyle
McLain bunts towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. Oyler moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Lyle
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oyler moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Lyle
Stanley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Stanley reaches second base with a double. Oyler scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Lyle
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. McLain
Andrews hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Price settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. McLain
Lahoud hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McLain
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Lyle
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Lyle
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Lyle
Wayne Comer pinch runs for Willie Horton.
Wert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Comer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Price vs. Lyle
Price hits a line drive towards short. Petrocelli catches it and throws to third to double up Comer. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. McLain
Wayne Comer now playing left field.
Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McLain
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. McLain
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. McLain
Scott strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/20/1968 -- Boston at Detroit (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Andrews M, 2b 3 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 4 1 1 1
Lahoud J, rf 3 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 4 1 3 4
Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 0 0 Northrup J, rf 4 0 0 0
Harrelson K, 1b 4 0 0 0 Freehan B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Smith R, cf 4 0 1 0 Horton W, lf 4 0 1 0
Petrocelli R, ss 3 1 0 0 Comer W, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Scott G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Wert D, 3b 3 0 1 0
Howard E, c 3 0 1 1 Price J, c 4 0 0 0
Ellsworth D, p 1 0 0 0 Oyler R, ss 1 2 0 0
Waslewski G, p 1 0 0 0 McLain D, p 1 1 1 0
Jones D, ph 1 0 0 0
Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 3 1 29 5 7 5
Boston 000 000 100 -- 1
Detroit 001 030 10x -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth D (L) 3.2 2 1 1 1 2
Waslewski G 2.1 2 3 2 1 1
Lyle S 2.0 3 1 1 1 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
McLain D (W) 9.0 3 1 1 2 10
E -- McAuliffe D, Yastrzemski C, Harrelson K
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Detroit 5
2B -- Stanley M
HR -- Stanley M
SH -- McLain D 2
HBP -- by McLain D (Andrews M)
T -- 2:22
A -- 30977
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